Λέγουσιν αἱ γυναῖκες· «Ἀνάκρεον, γέρων εἶ, λαβὼν ἔσοπτρον ἄθρει κόμας μὲν οὐκ ἔτ᾽ οὔσας, ψιλὸν δέ σευ μέτωπον.» ἐγὼ δὲ τὰς κόμας μέν, εἴτ᾽ εἰσὶν εἴτ᾽ ἀπῆλθον, οὐκ οἶδα· τοῦτο δ᾽ οἶδα, ὡς τῷ γέροντι μᾶλλον πρέπει τὸ τερπνὰ παίζειν, ὅσῳ πέλας τὰ Μοίρης.
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- by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE), "Εις εαυτον", appears in Odes, no. 11 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Henry Lawes (c1595 - 1662), "Anacreons Ode concerning himselfe", published 1655 [ voice and continuo ], from The Second Book of Ayres, and Dialogues, no. 39, Confirmed with The Second Book of Ayres and Dialogues, for One, Two, and Three, by Henry Lawes, John Playford, London 1655, Page 39. [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869), "Εις εαυτον", 1815?, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Carl Loewe.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Stefan Stocker.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Lawrence Sisk) , "On himself", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (John Berkenhead, Sir)
- FRE French (Français) (Ernest Falconnet) , "Sur lui-même", first published 1847
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 11
Word count: 44
Es sagen mir die Weiber: Anakreon, du greisest; komm, nimm den Spiegel, siehe, dein Haar ist dir entfallen, und kahl ist deine Stirne! Mein Haar, ob ich's behalte, mein Haar, ob's mir entfalle, weiß ich nicht, weiß ich nicht! Das nur weiß ich, das nur, daß einem Greise mehr noch gezieme froh zu scherzen, je näher ihm die Parze.
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869), "Auf sich selbst", 1815?, also set in Greek (Ελληνικά) [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "A si mateix", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (John H. Campbell) , "To thyself", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "A sé stesso", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-10-20
Line count: 12
Word count: 59